Buffer incident
Pinterest downtime impacting publishing and connections
Buffer experienced a minor incident on May 15, 2026 affecting Buffer iOS App and Buffer MCP and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- identified May 15, 2026, 01:59 AM UTC
Status: Identified Pinterest is currently experiencing an outage, which is impacting publishing to Pinterest and connecting new Pinterest channels in Buffer. We apologise for the disruption. We're monitoring and will update once it recovers. Affected components Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer API (Degraded performance) Buffer MCP (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 15, 2026, 02:27 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring Pinterest publishing and channel connections appear to be functioning normally again. Please retry any failed posts and they should publish successfully now. We're closely monitoring the situation to ensure everything remains stable. Affected components Buffer Android App (Operational) Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer API (Operational) Buffer MCP (Operational) Buffer Web App (Operational)
- resolved May 15, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC
Status: Resolved We've been monitoring Pinterest publishing and channel connections, and things have returned to normal. If you experience any further issues, please let us know. Thanks for your patience. Affected components Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational) Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer API (Operational) Buffer MCP (Operational)